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The Nurse Provides Care to a Patient Admitted for the Treatment

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The nurse provides care to a patient admitted for the treatment of sepsis whose lactate level is 4.3 mg/dL. The healthcare provider's prescription indicates fluid administration at 30 mL/kg. The patient's current weight is 110 lbs (50 kg). The nurse administers ____________________ mL.


Definitions:

Instrumentality

In motivation theory, the perceived relationship between performance and the attainment of certain outcomes, meaning one's belief that performing at a certain level will lead to desired rewards.

Valence

The intrinsic attractiveness or aversiveness of an event, object, or situation.

Alderfer's ERG Theory

A motivational theory proposed by Clayton Alderfer that categorizes human needs into three groups: Existence, Relatedness, and Growth, suggesting that more than one need may motivate at the same time.

Motivated

A state of being driven or inspired to achieve something.

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